Our hands-on Plastering courses are designed to develop your skills and knowledge, enabling you to work in the industry as a trainee Plasterer.
You will have the opportunity to develop your tool and associated practical skills, and enhance your underpinning knowledge to a level demanded of a plasterer within the construction industry. You will be required to complete a range of practical projects and work experience, and develop your skills and knowledge through studying a range of subjects.
The topics studied on this course are:
- Health, safety and welfare in the construction and associated industries (unless completed at Level 1)
- Understanding information, quantities, and communication with others
- Understanding construction technology
- Applying plaster materials to internal surfaces
- Fixing dry lining and plasterboard products to interiors
- Applying render materials to external surfaces
Future career opportunities may include:
- Plasterer
- Project Manager
- Business Owner
Positive Futures is a set of essential qualities, embedded throughout your study programme, that we seek to develop in all students:
- Commitment
- Collaboration
- Confidence
- Resilience
You will also engage in the Positive Futures Careers Programme, developing key employability skills through a diverse range of activities including work placements, volunteering, employer talks, industry study visits and employment and university fairs.
As a Bury College student you will have access to a wide range of enrichment opportunities which will contribute to your personal growth and development and support your academic studies.
These may include:
- Art Club
- Chess Club
- Dance, Drama and Singing Workshops
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
- Gaming Hub
- Music Club
- Pride Club
- Student Ambassador Scheme
- A wide range of sport including Badminton, Cricket, Football, Fitness Training, Nerf, Netball, Volleyball and Table Tennis.
Please Note: We attempt to ensure that all information contained within this website is correct and up-to-date. However, some details may change as we review and update our provision. Although every effort is made to provide the teaching, examination, assessment and other services detailed on this website and in our other publications, Bury College cannot guarantee the provision of such programmes, services, facilities and fees. Bury College reserves the right to amend, withdraw, alter or amalgamate any of the courses, locations and facilities detailed within at any time. Should circumstances require such amendments, Bury College undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to those services and most importantly to students.
